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Old 04-18-2002, 02:59 AM
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Smoked out taillights

So i have a set of 2000 taillights on and i'm going to smoke out the yellow part. First thing....what do i use that will withstand the weather, and is there a certain way i have to spray it?
Old 04-18-2002, 05:16 AM
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Most people who have done this have used spray on window tint that is used on RC's. You can get a can of this stuff from most hobby shops. Another option that I have seen, and am personally considering, is to put red/black window tint over the yellow portion of the turn signals. I've seen it both ways and IMO, think the red looks better, but then again, my car is Firepepper, so for me red would be better.
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how would you go about making the yellow part red?
Old 04-18-2002, 11:12 AM
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Just save up your $$$ and get the inspire taillights. Look alot better. Get it from Tim only $300 shiped.
Old 04-18-2002, 11:21 AM
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na i always like totally read tails....just wished the legend tails could of fit
Old 04-18-2002, 11:57 AM
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Originally posted by silfa718
how would you go about making the yellow part red?
Just put red window tint over the yellow plastic...
Old 04-18-2002, 12:12 PM
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Here is pic.

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i just used the rc spray tint. I personally think it looks better than the 2002 tails but onyl if you have a black car, mine are really really black (looks like the body). you dont have to worrya bout the weather either. jsut try it and if you dont like it jsut take it off
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after smoking it out...can the turn signal still be seen fine?
Old 04-19-2002, 02:40 AM
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well you can't really see the signals well as before but they are still visible... mostly at night though... try to find out if it's illegal or not in your are... i live in LA area and i know some people who got pulled over for that... and when you do it, take your time!! a rush job will make the tint spray drip and it will dry up like that...
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well you can't really see the signals well as before but they are still visible... mostly at night though... try to find out if it's illegal or not in your are... i live in LA area and i know some people who got pulled over for that... and when you do it, take your time!! a rush job will make the tint spray drip and it will dry up like that...
I've known people who've smoked out their entire taillight and when you look at it, it looks completely black and they haven't been pulled over yet. So i'm not planning to tint it very dark, but just dark enough so that you can't see yellow much anymore.
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Question

Originally posted by johnnyb_s

Just put red window tint over the yellow plastic...
Where can i get the red tint from? a tint shop? would they do it for me?


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Old 04-19-2002, 04:08 PM
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Most tint shops should have red tint, and yes, they will tint them for you pretty cheap. Someone here paid like $20 to get his tinted...looked good too.
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mine are black and you can see them easily in the day i have no problems with it
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damn my name is amit too
Old 04-19-2002, 07:59 PM
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Originally posted by shloma
mine are black and you can see them easily in the day i have no problems with it

hmmmm...better save up...while im there ill get the fake cleared headlights:p


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